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MasterCard May weekly volatility elevated at 62 into Q1MasterCard May weekly call option implied volatility is at 62, May is at 28, June is at 24, July is at 24, October is at 26; compared to its 26-week average of 26 according to Track Data, suggesting large near term price movement into the expected release of Q1 results before the open on May 1.

Visa to miss Russian payment system deadline, CNBC reportsVisa (V) will need one to two months to move its credit card transaction processing in Russia to a local payment system, but MasterCard (MA) will make the April 1 deadline, according to CNBC. Russia ordered foreign card companies to move their transaction processing in Russia to a new local payment system after Russia was sanctioned due to its role in the Ukraine crisis. Reference Link